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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 502 | 287 | 240 | 232 | 159 | 134 | 131 | 129 | 84 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 227 | 276 | 198 | 186 | 181 | 137 | 148 | 243 | 304 | 809 | 727 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25AM 1.78 | 1:51PM 1.86 | 2:14AM 1.78 | 2:37PM 1.83 | 2:59AM 1.77 | 3:20PM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM 0.22 | 8:02PM 0.24 | 8:20AM 0.24 | 8:47PM 0.25 | 9:06AM 0.26 | 9:30PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still offshore at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay (strong winds from the NNW at Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay). 0.9m 8s swell from the SSW with a 0.4m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.3m 8s swell, also from the ESE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 49 min ago
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